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Route Reliability

Richmond → Fort Lauderdale

RIC–FLL · 806 miles · Richmond International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
818
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways79%530 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines68%288 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RIC–FLL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 51% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

RIC–FLL flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 68%.

JetBlue Airways runs this route best.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(124 flights)
  • Tue80%(76 flights)
  • Wed82%(77 flights)
  • Thu79%(123 flights)
  • Fri71%(133 flights)
  • Sat76%(130 flights)
  • Sun68%(123 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(425 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(61 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(15 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(91 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(144 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(28 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 92% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%62
July 202590%62
August 202576%62
September 202572%36
October 202591%68
November 202582%73
December 202556%78
January 202657%65
February 202669%65
March 202662%82
April 202673%79
May 202685%54

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 818 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.